Warm Front Scheme

Alan Whitehead: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the number of households likely to participate in the Warm Front Scheme in  (a) 2010-11,  (b) 2011-12 and  (c) 2012-13.

Gregory Barker: The Department has estimated that the Warm Front Scheme will assist approximately 50,000 households in 2010-11. As announced in the spending review, DECC will fund a smaller, more targeted Warm Front Scheme over the next two years as we transition to the full role out of the Green Deal. We will shortly be consulting on proposed changes to Warm Front to ensure the eligibility criteria reflect our determination to focus on the most vulnerable households.
	The Department has estimated that Warm Front will assist approximately 57,000 households in 2011-12, and 50,000 in 2012-13.